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» The time may be right to salvage states rights
With Washington immobilized by partisan gridlock, states find themselves in the best position in decades to redress the balance of power and remind the feds that there is a 10th Amendment.
» Q&A: Carmen Fowler LaBerge: I’m going to say it — the battle for marriage is lost
The leader of the Presbyterian Lay Committee offers a candid assessment of where the culture war stands and of the biggest challenge facing Christians in the year ahead.
» With Obama going to war, Dems are suddenly hawks
Democrats who were anti-war under President George W. Bush are much more supportive of military action under President Obama.
» The new Pottery Barn rule: Obama owns every problem
President Obama’s second term is proving that for the commander in chief, if it’s broken, you own it.
» Corporate America heads for the exits
Corporate “inversions” are a problem that President Obama might find intractable, given a corporate tax system that most people agree is outdated and in urgent need of drastic reform at a time when Congress is too divided to fix it.
» Editorial: First Amendment wins in Ohio; still vulnerable on Capitol Hill
The best part about the truth is that it usually wins, contrary to what many people think.
» Snowden’s leaks hurt efforts to fight Islamic State
Members of ISIS, like other terrorist enemies of the United States, have used NSA secrets exposed by Edward Snowden to cover their tracks and avoid detection.
» Greg Orman — canny in Kansas
The remaining two months of the campaign may not be as important as the choices Orman made when the race was off the national radar.
» GAO report casts doubt on Arkansas as a role model
When HHS approved a proposal allowing Arkansas to experiment with a “private option” for expanding Medicaid through President Obama’s healthcare law, it was viewed as a possible model for other states. But a recent report could change this thinking.
» Michael Barone: Obama forced by events to reverse course — and disillusion base
On the issues of Iraq, immigration and inversion, President Obama finds himself forced by events to do something he dislikes — and he’s in trouble with much of his Democratic Party base for doing so.
» Phil Klein: Americans want strong foreign policy on the cheap
There’s a popular observation among political commentators that Americans want a beneficial — but cheap — government.
» What’s in a name? Potentially, a lot of unhelpful baggage
For a presidential candidate, being the heir to a political legacy can be a great boon, a heavy burden, or both.
» Clintons’ speeches are cozy for Wall Streeters but closed to journalists
The former secretary of state’s every word is intensely analyzed for clues about what she would do if she were elected president in 2016.
» Fears grow about oil tanker shortage
Thousands of railcars must be upgraded or demoted under proposed safety standards.
» Fiscal hawks’ problem: Shrinking debt
The Treasury faces a long-term budget hole as rising healthcare, Social Security and interest payments take their toll.
» Environmentalists call on philanthropies to drop fossil fuel investments
Environmentalists from across the world are pressuring philanthropic foundations that help fund climate change projects to drop their investments in fossil fuels.
» Hillary Clinton returns to Iowa, hinting at a presidential bid
Hillary Clinton returned to Iowa on Sunday for the first time in nearly seven years with a message focused on the 2014 elections, but with the 2016 presidential election in mind.
